GRADE 4 HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM OF WORK WEEKS 1 TO 9 - Reading Eggs

GRADE 4 HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM OF WORK WEEKS 1 TO 9

WEEKS

1

3

4

5

6

Map 21

Literature Map: Focus Book: Dinosaur Eggs (680L)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Reading Eggspress

Lessons

2

7

8

9

Map 22

Nonfiction Map: Focus Book: Tools (800L)

Lesson 101

Lesson 102

Lesson 103

Lesson 104

Lesson 105

Lesson 106

Lessons 107 & 108

Lesson 109

Lesson 110

Comprehension

strategy focus: Making

predictions

Comprehension strategy

focus: Figurative

language

Comprehension

strategy focus: Making

connections

Comprehension strategy

focus: Main idea and

details

Comprehension

strategy focus: Literal

comprehension

Comprehension strategy

focus: Main idea and

details

Comprehension strategy

focus: Sequencing events

Comprehension

strategy focus: Drawing

conclusions

Book: The Goats (610L)

Book: Getting Rid of

Wrinkles (700L)

Book: Tokyo Techno

(580L)

Book: Tiddalik the Frog

(NP)

Book: Homes (750L)

Vocab: wail, share,

bathe, skid

Vocab: heart,

amazement, polite,

celebrate

Vocab: Dreamtime,

billabong, creek, several

Book: The Turtle Who

Wouldn¡¯t Stop Talking

(680L)

Comprehension strategy

focus: Compare and

contrast, Sequencing

events

Vocab: provide, shelter,

belongings, private

Books: Sea Life (790L)

and Polar Animals (850L)

Vocab: attitude, current,

combustion, statistics,

concern, leader, impact

Vocab: approach, length,

wonderful, soothing,

canvas

Vocab: drought, realize,

plead, warning, business

Vocab: skeleton, protect,

numerous, surface,

common, attract,

weapons, swarm,

blubber, balance, brood,

pouch

Book: Letter to the Editor

(830L)

The Tale of Tiddalik

(700L)

Assessment

Book: Materials (740L)

Vocab: thread, allow,

absorb, resist, bale,

properties

Let¡¯s Go Surfing Now

(760L)

Spelling Lessons

4.1: Long vowels

4.2: Vowel digraphs: ew,

ue, ui

4.3: Trigraphs: air, eer,

ear

4.4: Suffixes: ing with

short vowels

4.5: Plurals

4.6: Soft g and c

4.7: Endings: le, el, al

4.8: Words and syllables

that end in ge

4.9: Suffixes: ed with

short vowels

Traditional Stories

Biographies, Poetry,

Beatrix Potter, and Stories

from around the world

Monkey¡¯s New Drum

(Latin American)

The Tale of

Jemima Puddle Duck

Iktomi and the Muskrat

(Native American)

Junior Bio Robert Louis

Stevenson

The Poetry of

Robert Louis Stevenson

The Giant¡¯s Secret

(Mexican)

Junior Bio Rachel Carson

Iktomi and the Fawn

(Native American)

The Tale of Timmy

Tiptoes

SCIENCE

Scientific Practice

Subtopic

Daily Science

Living Things

The Human Body

Senses

Understanding Mammals

People of Science

Reproduction

Life Processes

Connections

Independent Reading

Science and You

Classification

Healthy Eating, Fitness

Animals Senses

Extreme Mammals,

Marine Mammals

Junior Bio Jane Goodall

Life Reproducing

Lifecycles

Symbiosis

Living Things

SOCIAL STUDIES

Ecosystems and Relationships

Our Nation¡¯s Story

Subtopic

First Nations

The Mayflower

The Colonies

The New World

The Powhatan People

The British

Slavery

The Alamo

Goods and Services

Independent Reading

Indigenous Peoples

Reference books: Native

Americans series

(13 books)

William Bradford

Anne Hutchinson

Settling America

Pocahontas

James Oglethorpe

Slavery In America

The Alamo

Pony Express, Panama

Canal

Key Vocab = Vocabulary words Books = Available in the Reading Eggspress Library (2,500) titles to explore

Science and Social Studies Reference books are for educators to build background knowledge. The expectation is not that students will be able to read these texts independently.

GRADE 4 HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM OF WORK WEEKS 10 TO 18

WEEKS

10

11

13

14

15

Map 23

Literature Map: Wally the Water Dragon (730L)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Reading Eggspress

Lessons

12

16

17

18

Map 24

Nonfiction Map: Healthy Eating (830L)

Lessons 111 & 112

Lesson 113

Lesson 114

Lesson 115

Lesson 116

Lesson 117

Lesson 118

Lesson 119

Lesson 120

Comprehension strategy

focus: Point of view,

Cause and effect

Comprehension strategy

focus: Visualization

Comprehension strategy

focus: Sequencing events

Comprehension strategy

focus: Word study

Book: Two Old Crows

(NP)

Comprehension strategy

focus: Main idea and

details

Comprehension strategy

focus: Audience and

purpose

Comprehension strategy

focus: Visualization

Book: Caught in the Act

(560L)

Comprehension strategy

focus: Finding important

information

Book: Energy (760L)

Book: The Arctic (920L)

Vocab: jury, innocent,

self-esteem, convincing,

sentence

Vocab: cause, mutter,

stutter, utter, effect

Comprehension strategy

focus: Interpreting

character behavior,

feelings, and motivation

(600L)

Vocab: miniature,

experiment, filing, static,

lightning

Vocab: exploration,

global, tundra

Books: Feral and Spam

(650L), Isabella (520L)

Vocab: feral, romance,

simple, instead,

downpour, tingle, beat,

rigging

Vocab: nursed, sprouted,

fortune, slingshot,

reward

Book: Antarctica (840L)

Vocab: wilderness,

wildlife, habitat, mineral,

fragile, extract

Book: Advertisements

(NP)

Vocab: naturally, filtered,

sourced, extreme,

professional, quotes,

removal, rage

Letter to Goldilocks

(720L)

Assessment

Book: Simple Machines

(600L)

Vocab: occur, require,

screw, wedge, pulley,

axle

Dolphins and Porpoises

(780L)

Spelling Lessons

4.10: Prefixes: un, dis,

mis

4.11: Plurals

4.12: Word endings:

ice, ise, ize

4.13: Suffixes: er, est

4.14: Vowel digraphs:

ie, ei

4.15: Suffixes: ly

4.16: Homophones

4.17: Word endings:

ent, ant

4.18: Compound words

Traditional Stories

Biographies, Poetry,

Beatrix Potter, and Stories

from around the world

Junior Bio Roald Dahl

Casey at the Bat

The Lazy Giant (Latin

American)

The Tale of Mr. Tod

Iktomi and the Turtle

(Native American)

Elizabeth I

Munay and the Magic

Lake (Latin American)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Megan Rapinoe

SCIENCE

Energy

Physical Science

Earth and Space Sciences

Subtopic

Energy

Uses of Energy

Chemical Change

Hands-on Science

Motion

Smart Design

Building

The Moon and Stars

Exploring the Skies

Independent Reading

Energy

Energy Exchange

Matter Changing States,

Heat

Goo Makers

Forces, Science in

Motion, Junior Bio

Isaac Newton

Simple Machines,

Design for People

Think Like An Engineer

Sky Spies

Invention of Space

Exploration

State Government

National Government

State Government

Congress, Supreme

Court, President, and

Cabinet

SOCIAL STUDIES

American Today

Subtopic

Our Leaders

Our Anthem

Independent Reading

Junior Bio George

Washington, Thomas

Jefferson, Abraham

Lincoln, Benjamin

Franklin

The Star Spangled

Banner

Civics, Responsibility, and Government

Our Flag

Nations and Elections

Democracy

Junior Bio Betsy Ross

What is a Nation?,

What is an Election?

What are the Branches

of a Democracy?

Key Vocab = Vocabulary words Books = Available in the Reading Eggspress Library (2,500) titles to explore

Science and Social Studies Reference books are for educators to build background knowledge. The expectation is not that students will be able to read these texts independently.

Responsibilities

Local Government

Civic Responsibilities

Government in Your

City or Town

GRADE 4 HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM OF WORK WEEKS 19 TO 27

WEEKS

19

20

21

23

24

Map 25

Literature Map: Hear Me Roar (760L)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Reading Eggspress

Lessons

22

25

26

27

Map 26

Nonfiction Map: Polar Animals (850L)

Lesson 121

Lesson 122

Lesson 123

Lesson 124

Lesson 125

Lesson 126

Lessons 127 & 128

Lesson 129

Lesson 130

Comprehension strategy

focus: Figurative

language

Comprehension strategy

focus: Interpreting

character behavior,

feelings, and motivation

Comprehension strategy

focus: Audience and

purpose

Comprehension strategy

focus: Point of view

Comprehension

strategy focus: Making

connections

Comprehension strategy

focus: Compare and

contrast

Comprehension strategy

focus: Cause and effect

Comprehension strategy

focus: Word study

Book: Forces (750L)

Book: How Big Is Your

Carbon Footprint (900L)

Book: Coral Reefs (820L)

Book: The Young Lion

King (760L)

Comprehension

strategy focus: Making

inferences, Literal

comprehension

Vocab: energy,

combination, produce,

matter, acting, tornado

Books: People and the

Sea (810L), Architecture

(760L)

Vocab: phenomena,

attribute, clinch, align,

err, caution, familiar

Book: Kevin¡¯s Echidna

(610L)

Vocab: lumber, edible,

wary, focus, amble,

smother

Book: Buzz, the Computer

Man (580L)

Vocab: level, fade, thrash

Book: Creaky House

Club (620L)

Vocab: expect, program,

ferret, certain, obvious

Book: Woman and the

Corn (740L)

Vocab: impress, narrator,

lord, famine, blame

Vocab: wise, orderly

trusted, howled

Vocab: polyp, algae,

erosion

Vocab: crest, terrible,

destruction, create,

architecture, react,

museum, compare, style,

refresh, modern

Zac¡¯s Dilemma!

(760L)

Assessment

The African Elephant

(820L)

Spelling Lessons

4.19: Irregular verbs

4.20: Word endings:

or, ure

4.21: Consonant

digraphs: wh, gh, ph

4.22: Short vowel

sound y

4.23: Digraphs: ch

4.24: Word endings:

in, ine, ain

4.25: Suffixes: ous

4.26: Prefixes: in, im, ir, il

4.27: Suffixes: ion, ation

Traditional Stories

Biographies, Poetry,

Beatrix Potter, and Stories

from around the world

Iktomi and the Ducks

(Native American)

Megan Smith

The Tale of Pigling Bland

Clemencia and Jose

(Mexican)

Elena Delle Donne

Pied Piper

Blanca Flor (Mexican)

Pedro and the Coyote

(Mexican)

The Tale of Benjamin

Bunny

SCIENCE

Weather Conditions

Earth¡¯s Landscapes

Subtopic

Weather

Seasonal Change

Forests

Grasslands

Mountains

Deserts

Case Study: Antarctica

Underwater

People of Science

Independent Reading

Weather

Land, Air, and Water

Forests

Grasslands

Mountains

Deserts

Antarctica

Oceans, Coral Reefs

Junior Bio Rachel Carson

SOCIAL STUDIES

Subtopic

Independent Reading

Democratic Values

Our Community¡¯s Thoughts

History of Principles

Equality

Freedom of Speech

Social Justice

Safety

Violence in the

Community

Protecting the

Environment

Education

Immigration

William Penn

Kids Speak Out About

Inequality

Reference book:

Defining and Discussing

Free Speech

Thurgood Marshall

Kids Speak Out About

Bullying

Kids Speak Out About

Violence

Kids Speak Out About

The Environment

Kids Speak Out About

Education

Kids Speak Out About

Immigration

Key Vocab = Vocabulary words Books = Available in the Reading Eggspress Library (2,500) titles to explore

Science and Social Studies Reference books are for educators to build background knowledge. The expectation is not that students will be able to read these texts independently.

GRADE 4 HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM OF WORK WEEKS 28 TO 36

WEEKS

28

30

31

32

33

Map 27

Literature Map: Nine Lives (760L)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Reading Eggspress

Lessons

29

34

35

36

Map 28

Nonfiction Map: Biggest, Highest, Fastest (860L)

Lessons 131 & 132

Lesson 133

Lesson 134

Lesson 135

Lesson 136

Lesson 137

Lesson 138

Lesson 139

Lesson 140

Comprehension

strategy focus: Making

connections, Making

inferences

Comprehension strategy

focus: Word study

Comprehension strategy

focus: Cause and effect

Book: The Opal Miner

(NP)

Comprehension

strategy focus: Literal

comprehension

Comprehension

strategy focus: Making

connections

Comprehension strategy

focus: Facts and opinions

Book: Wildernesswacked (650L)

Comprehension strategy

focus: Compare and

contrast

Comprehension strategy

focus: Compare and

contrast

Comprehension

strategy focus: Drawing

conclusions

Vocab: charcoal, crisp,

admit, sear, pitch, gurgle

Vocab: brittle, arid, rare,

probe, fragment

Book: Engineering Feats

(820L)

Book: Oceans (780L)

Books: On Our Way to

Alpha Centuri (690L),

Lure (560L)

Book: The Eagle and the

Spider (780L)

Book: Technological

Wonders (930L)

Book: Biggest, Highest,

Fastest (860L)

Vocab: soar, perch, airs,

depths, gust

Vocab: boring, case,

link, reborn

Vocab: determination,

endurance, painstaking,

device, technique

Vocab: antibiotic, mold,

substance, conduct,

potential

Vocab: category, parasite,

launch, incredible,

predator, mites

Vocab: jagged, constant,

granite, shoreline

Book: To the Limit (800L)

Vocab: hydroponic, bland,

economical, connect,

keen, pod, stranded,

occasionally, offer

Cracked Pot

(780L)

Assessment

Walt Disney

(830L)

Spelling Lessons

4.28: Prefixes: re, de, pre

4.29: Suffixes: ment,

ship, hood, dom

4.30: Word endings: ary,

ery, ory

4.31: Suffixes: able, ible

4.32: Words with Latin

origins

4.33: Tricky words

4.34: Suffixes: ly

4.35: Spelling patterns:

cc, xc

4.36: Words with Greek

origins

Traditional Stories

Biographies, Poetry,

Beatrix Potter, and Stories

from around the world

Why Chibchacum Carries

the World (Mexican)

Stephanie Gilmore

The Tale of Squirrel

Nutkin

The Louse Skin Coat

(Mexican)

Victoria

The Little Green Rabbit

(Mexican)

The Tale of Ginger and

Pickles

Junior Bio Beatrix Potter

Poetry of William Blake

SCIENCE

Earth and Space Sciences

Properties

Experiments

Computer Science

Subtopic

The Moon and Stars

Exploring the Skies

Physical Properties

Properties of Sound

Properties of Light

Hands-on Science

Safety Online

Data, Patterns and

Algorithms

People of Science

Independent Reading

Sky Spies

Invention of Space

Exploration

Materials

Music: The Sound of

Science

Reference Book: Light

Simple Science Projects,

Gross Science Projects

Living Digital

Think Like a Computer

Megan Smith

SOCIAL STUDIES

Subtopic

Independent Reading

Places, Regions, and Cultures

Mapping

Map My Country,

What are the U.S.

Regions?

Our World

The World

North America

Mapping the

United States

North America, Canada

The Great Plains,

Midwest and Great Lakes

Region, Southwestern

Region, Gulf Coast

Region, North East and

Metropolitan Region

Africa

Europe

South America

Asia

Antarctica and the

South Pacific

Africa

Europe, The UK, Austria,

Spain, France, Denmark,

Poland, Switzerland,

Turkey

South America, Chile

Asia, China, India,

Thailand, Russia

Antarctica, Australia

Key Vocab = Vocabulary words Books = Available in the Reading Eggspress Library (2,500) titles to explore

Science and Social Studies Reference books are for educators to build background knowledge. The expectation is not that students will be able to read these texts independently.

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